Despite Flo Rida being the headliner for SBU’s Brookfest, most people were seemingly more excited to see melodic rapper Fetty Wap — making it one of his first performances in years.
ICE designates colleges and universities as protected areas — areas that are “generally avoided” unless there is a security threat. SBU’s Visa and Immigration Services website previously reflected this policy. The website now makes no mention of sensitive locations.
Lesnar was officially named in an amended federal lawsuit by former WWE employee Janel Grant. According to the suit, Grant alleged that McMahon forced her to make pornographic content for Lesnar personally, implying her job was on the line. The question on both my and other female WWE fans’ minds: Why is Lesnar here?
Continuously, I’ve been on dates with men who seem to have it all. But eventually, when things don’t work out and we go our separate ways, I’ll look back and notice the tiny inconsistencies I missed. This reflection always leads me to the same question: How could I have been so blind?
Emerald Fennell’s film adaption of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights was met with immediate online criticism after the trailer release in September. Fennell’s choice to cast Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff — a character who Brontë repeatedly describes as dark skinned — brushes past the inherent racial identity attached to this character. Her casting inadvertently speaks to a larger issue of how media tends to take a colorblind approach regarding issues about race.
Last Thursday, SBU staff and students protested the increasing ICE raids across the country and demanded SBU establish protections for international and immigrant students, and designate the university as a sanctuary campus.